From Center Ice:
The Podcast
Episode 44 - BLACK LIVES MATTER
Black Lives Matter. Black Lives Matter. BLACK LIVES MATTER. We discuss the new wave of the movement and then transition into talking about the absolute rampant racism in hockey. We put a bow on the discussion by talking about the new Hockey Diversity Alliance started by Akim Aliu, Evander Kane, Trevor Daley, Matt Dumba, Wayne Simmonds, Chris Stewart, and Joel Ward.
Episode 43 - HOCKEY IS BACK...ISH! (Feat. Mario Tirabassi)
We are back with another episode finally, and there is news to talk about! The NHL and NHLPA have agreed on a return-to-play format involving 24 teams. This includes our Chicago Blackhawks! Hockey writer (and fantastic Twitter follow), Mario Tirabassi, joins us this week to talk about what hockey returning may look like, the risk factor, and who may make the roster to play against the Edmonton Oilers!
Episode 42 - AHL SEASON CANCELLED
The 2019-2020 American Hockey League season has officially been cancelled. Time to transition into offseason mode.
Episode 41 - The Lucky & The Screwed
We're back! We have some signings to chat about and discuss which teams got screwed the most this year, and which ones got lucky with the season being paused and potentially cancelled!
Episode 40 - KEVIN!!!
We’ve hit episode 40 and we are celebrating with actual hockey news! We are still quarantined, but at least our team did something positive. The Chicago Blackhawks extended Matthew Highmore and Kevin Lankinen to 2 year deals.
Episode 39 - Quarantine Edition
We are stuck in Quarantine. We are losing our minds. There is no hockey. But, we're trying our best.
Episode 38 - Hockey, No Longer
There is still no hockey. But, there is still us. Yes, maybe we ranted a bit about how people are ridiculously selfish, but there is some hockey news in here too. It's worth the listen.
Episode 37.5 - The Update
We wanted to briefly touch on the news around the sports world. NHL, AHL, ECHL, and all major hockey leagues are suspended until further notice.
Episode 37 - Welcome To The Gauntlet
JACALYN IS BACK THIS WEEK! We are back to normal, yet slowly losing our minds. The Blackhawks don't have an identity, and the inconsistency of our Rockford IceHogs is leaving us stuck and angry. Before we try to analyze them, we hop around the league a bit. This last month of the AHL season is going to be absolutely ridiculous. Buckle up.
Episode 36 - The Mile High Episode
On this week's episode, Courtney is without Jacalyn so she calls in reinforcements from Colorado. Jenika (Fink) joins the podcast to chat about the Avalanche, how the AHL schedule makes zero sense, and dumb stadium names around the country. Courtney gives the Avs enough crap throughout the podcast, so it's time to show them some love!
Episode 34 - Thank you, Robin! (Trade Deadline Pt.1)
The NHL Trade Deadline has come and gone. We had to split our deadline episodes into two separate ones. Here in part one, we cover the moves that the Blackhawks made (or didn't make).
Episode 35 - The Conditions Are. . . (Trade Deadline Pt.2)
In part two of our NHL Trade Deadline coverage, we take a little journey around the league to see what the other teams were up to on Monday. They can't all be as crazy as the Blackhawks, right?
Episode 33 - Tiny Tendies
This week, From Center Ice kinda turned into a food podcast. Or, a food argument podcast. Or an argument. Honestly, I don't really know what happened this week. We were very passionate about a lot of things. In typical fashion, we flew around the league covering different topics and landing back in Northern Illinois to be thoroughly disappointed in the Blackhawks and pleasantly surprised with IceHogs.
Episode 32 - That’s The Slogo
The battle of Alberta didn't disappoint! We take a journey around the league to look at the different storylines. We touch on the scandalous Super Bowl Halftime Show. Then, we reluctantly make our way back to Illinois to talk about the Chicago Blackhawks and the unfortunate Rockford IceHogs. THINGS ARE NOT GOING WELL.
Episode 31 - This Week Sucked!
This week sucked! The Blackhawks and IceHogs went winless. There was a severe lack of hockey due to the All-Star break. AND it won't stop snowing!!! ARGH! But, alas, we are here to talk about it.
Episode 30 - Where Is Massachusetts?
This week, we cover another coach firing (Gerard Gallant), injuries around the league, and then circle back around to the broken Rockford IceHogs and the fixed Chicago Blackhawks. Why must these teams hurt is so?!
Episode 29 - The Leafs Are Screwed
This week, we travel around the league chatting injuries and the Matthew Tkachuk/Zack Kassian kerfuffle. Then we bring it back and talk about the disjointed IceHogs and whether or not Robin Lehner should take a discount to stay with the Blackhawks.
Episode 28 - Strange Butts
This week started off by going off the rails and ended by going off the rails. In between, we talked about being abandoned by Philip Holm, all of our teams are broken, and Collin Delia being good at goalie-ing again.
Episode 27 - Ice Is Cold
We chat about recent hockey news. But, then we put a nice bow on this golden decade of Blackhawks Hockey. It's been a wild ride and deserves to be remembered. We go over the playoffs, the signings, the trades, and so much more.
Episode 26 - We’re Back!
We accidentally took two weeks off. BUT WE'RE BACK! We talk about our adventure to the East Coast and whatever the heck the Blackhawks are doing. The IceHogs are doing pretty okay though!